Telegram-herald., 1887-07-17
WAR MAKESHIFTS
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One - the most CURIOUS features II ihe
lsse war tu the south Vas ths xariets
ii ezpedssiltk % which the people re
sartea 10 supDiy those wants ~hsch i.e-
oaHae pressing Not unnl eommunic1sion
with the herth~ had beea cut OF aid the
people recognizr the fact. aud tuily realize il
thst the ssath had been actually Dependant
ulsn the noFtnern manufactures for hau-
dreas Of articles IA daily use FxctorieS were
few. and these la tlle main made os.lf the
coaa1n0ner kinds of tobacco ana cotton cloths
Every article found ia store Ia lsei was
sure g. tse Of northerB manufacture and w1sh
that always higher sppreclsaon 81 other
peOlaiss hahdieork or talents. vas held IN
higher esteem than anything home lnsde
Zach Christmas. ln tkose DAYS snoes weFf
given the negroes. A consnos question Mas.
~ be made dem shoes "Dss wasn't made p
would be the reply "dey come oUten de
store By TIE c.oss Of lsol home made goods
came into use. mainly from pure necessity
The latter beng the mother 81 insenfion, n
speedily followed that iB Aergh Garoiiaa ln-
yentors and clever inventions became oslckly
numerous and Vsried Salt, shoes. clothing
and hats were prime necessities The demand
for salt was very great There we're two
sources Of supply ses and the salt works
in Virginia But these could 10 little toward
supplying the demand at frst, though later
thelr output wss larger. A sack cf
salt, which ~ first sold for s.,
rose 10 $50 In gold, aud even then
il was privilege 20 obtain IL Many families
IN tue interior made salt from tie earth In
their smoke houses THIS earth had gathered
in the course Of years much salt from tue
meats which we're smoked IN such houses IN
those days. II vas dug zap and lesched IN a
rude ash hopper, Just A. ashes are leached for
lye. A brine. with more or less strength. was
obtained This was concentrated by boiling
and then alloued 10 crystalilzs. IL Was not
the best article in the world, bar II was ua-
deniably sah. which WAS the one thing neeiful.
The government ister took charge Of the sklt
works and employed specially trained men in
large numbers in the manufacture Of thai
necessity. lts price was regulated by mill
tary rnles. ana IL became more abundant and
Of far better quality.
For clothing, homespun Was the only wear
In those DAYS rude spinning wheels anu
hsnd looms of antique pattern were common.
Those who had reilBqulsbed the use of these.
or who had used them only in the manu-
facture of servants clothing, speedily found
II necessary TO use them themselves Others
were made. With some Improvements IN de-
sign, and there was an eager search for dye
ing materials. These were as a rule vege-
table Indigo barks OF various kinds. etc
were largely used. The country weaver who
made q good article of brown jeans. with
cotton warp and wool "fling.r wss in gres.
demand. Many Of the wealthiest and mosi
cultured women both made and wore the
cosrsest of homespun cloths For underwear
rough factory cotton or cotton made on the
hand looms was the best thing to he obtained.
II was said by very old people that time
hai been turned back three-qusrterS OF .
century, and that people ia the main resor:ea
TO rs primitive methods Of living and prepaf
ing clothing, etc. as were In use in the DAYS O.
the revolution Of l776. Leather was in grea:
demand and since there is nothing Ike
leather" it was found that IL admitted OF nc
substitute. Many farmers had tan troughs
made out Of large logs or Of planks. anG
large enough TO hold dozen hides In tbess.
they rudely tanned with oak bark the skins
of their own and their neighbors' cattle fof
upper leather The sole leather. g. a rule
was made at the regular tanneries So very
urgent and constant was the demand 70;
shoes that frequently the hides were not 81
lowed to remain in the troughs long enough
TO become tanned thoroughly. but had IN be
taken out and used while partly raw They
were utilized while of brown or r,,ss-
color ana were not black Attempts at pol
ishing such leather we're infrequent The de
mand for sole leather overtaxed the capacity
Of the tanneries. and the farm houses veit
rsnsscked for any articles in which hesvs
leather was used. Old trunks were cut u,
and particularly the ample skirts, then T.
use. Of saddles. II the owner Of such SADDLE
did not speedily utilize it, heavy Gaps for b.
own Use some one else would steal then,
Shoeless men could not resist the iem,tsi.os.
of such saddle. aud instances we're fre
quent where the owner, having left bis bors
saddled ami tied 20 post. returned 10 fnd
his saddle innocent Of skirts Such thefts a.
CURED even outside Of churches. The flap II
the saddle Went out Of use, and tie I-aubitc
saddle without it came in vogue universally.
Sole leather finally became ~ scarce and d "a
tute for the soles of shoes These "wooieii
bottoms a. they were called consisted ~ .
sole and heel ali in solid piece. IL vas eii
ont Of maple o. gum wood ss q rule. sonle-
times with knife. sgain hy rude machinery
Later sIrh wood bottoms were sold hy a
number Of expert makers. who kept on hani
various sizes for mems wear Farm hands
wore them largely. From the middle THE
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the foot in walking would have rolling
motion forward. watch was necessary. -
the rigid sole could not bend Into groove
cut around the upper esige o. the wooden bot
| TIN The upper leather was secured ly means
of " OGDEN pegs o. iron tscks vhen the laifer
gouid be had. Il was t0.ni tlst me wood
bottoTn made dry warm shoe, and. after .
little practice orc vhi1h wss worn wifisout
special inconrenielire. The beei and sole
vsfe siways protected ny narrow straps ~
/ iron srouB6 the edges - prevent fsfid wesr
! Tie Shoes male = greet d~si n nc1ss v,er
usei IA she house ~ ou hard ground nna Oh
ni1bts when there rss = sfifiness ia tie 81,
and the croufe vas frozan barl tf,e fo1f
.ters q tffsx walkers thus sifod ~efp ess'i,
heard ~ flIstance ~ hsf rnie old men
'ial sificuifF ~ becoming accustomed - thi.
rssie ana rev foosgeaf. an8 c.is veaersble
ran Declared thai be wished rae ffase7sef
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talking vifh fhe~e ssoee 49, difficult - %.
snow .balled a. i soes ~ hors boof
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ae6tefe3 tl.e lsHsVs useiess. an8 ths taiie~
ssndie iecsuoe sur e7Ds ir the nafter a
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ftyns One q these wss fsoer ~hth was
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